Bradley blew away Western Illinois in four sets on Tuesday. The Braves are now 4-1 on the season when they win the first set. “The goal is always to win the first set,” coach Sean Burdette said. “We want to be the first team to…
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Tennis Today’s technology gives new ways for broadcast teams to get inside the huddle and capture sounds from the field, which supposedly entice the audience to a new level. So how is it possible for a sport that has perfected the art of audio enhancements…
Lou Pinella I have no doubt in my mind Lou Pinella should be this year’s manager of the year. The leader of Cubs Nation has turned around a franchise that has now been suffering for 100 years. By the time this is printed, there is…
The Never Ending Story I’ve always tried to respect the thought that a sport simply cannot revolve around one player. However, in golf’s case, that adage is about as true as the idea that “winning isn’t everything.” For those of you who don’t know, Tiger…
Continuing from last week’s story, here is a look at the new recruits from the soccer and volleyball teams. Soccer After losing some key players to graduation, including defender Joe Donoho, last year’s Missouri Valley Conference Tournament hero, as well as the ever-important goal-keeper, Mike…
The women’s golf team started in the right direction this week with a fourth place finish in the Payne Stewart Memorial held at River Cut Golf Course in Springfield, Mo. “I didn’t know what to expect going in, but for the first tournament of the…
The volleyball team completed a three-game win streak last weekend against teams with 20 or more wins from the season before. Two of those wins came from the Bradley Open two weeks ago, but the Braves (3-7) were able to extend the streak with their…
The soccer team put an end to both a three-game skid and a 368-minute scoreless streak in its 2-0 defeat of North Florida on Sunday in the Evansville Tournament. Freshman Bryan Gaul scored the go-ahead goal and junior Justin Bigelow tacked on another score in…
Tennis starts strong with individual efforts Flash flood sirens were screeching throughout the area, cars were becoming pontoon boats with wheels and the only sunshine in the area was to be found inside the Clubs at River City Saturday. Inside the barn-shaped sports complex was…
The men’s and women’s cross country teams both placed third at Detweiller Park in the Bradley Open last weekend. Both teams fell to Missouri Valley Conference rival Indiana State, with the men scoring 81 points and the women scoring 68. Each team had a top-10…